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Small bowel obstruction in the elderly: a plea for comprehensive acute geriatric care

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2018
Small bowel obstruction is one of the most frequent emergencies in general surgery, commonly affecting elderly patients. Morbidity and mortality from small bowel obstruction in elderly is high.
Ekin Ozturk, Marianne van Iersel, Martijn MWJ Stommel, Yvonne Schoon, Richard RPG ten Broek, Harry van Goor   +5 more
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Endometriosis: A Rare Cause of Large Bowel Obstruction. [PDF]

GE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Large bowel obstruction can result in significant morbidity and mortality, especially in cases of acute complete obstruction. There are many possible causes, the most common in adults being colorectal cancer.
Alexandrino, G, Carvalho, R, Horta, D, Lourenço, L, Reis, J, Sobrinho, C   +5 more
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Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2017 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group [PDF]

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2018
BackgroundAdhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is a common surgical emergency, causing high morbidity and even some mortality. The adhesions causing such bowel obstructions are typically the footprints of previous abdominal surgical procedures.
Richard P. G. ten Broek, Pepijn Krielen, Salomone Di Saverio, Federico Coccolini, Walter L. Biffl, Luca Ansaloni, George C. Velmahos, Massimo Sartelli, Gustavo Pereira Fraga, Michael D. Kelly, Frederick A. Moore, Andrew B. Peitzman, Ari Leppäniemi, Ernest E. Moore, Johannes Jeekel, Yoram Kluger, Michael Sugrue, Zsolt J. Balogh, Cino Bendinelli, Ian Civil, Raúl Coimbra, Mark De Moya, Paula Ferrada, Kenji Inaba, Rao R. Ivatury, Rifat Latifi, Jeffry L. Kashuk, Andrew W. Kirkpatrick, Ron Maier, Sandro Rizoli, Boris Sakakushev, Thomas M. Scalea, Kjetil Søreide, Dieter Weber, Imtiaz Wani, Fikri M. Abu‐Zidan, Nicola de’Angelis, Frank Piscioneri, Joseph M. Galante, Fausto Catena, Harry van Goor   +40 more
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Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Review

JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2023
Adhesion is a leading cause of small bowel obstruction. Adhesive small bowel obstruction has significant challenges in diagnosis, treatment and prevention with considerable impact on morbidity and socioeconomic burden.
P. Ghimire, S. Maharjan
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MASCC multidisciplinary evidence-based recommendations for the management of malignant bowel obstruction in advanced cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021
To provide evidence-based recommendations on the management of malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) for patients with advanced cancer. The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) MBO study group conducted a systematic review of ...
A. Madariaga, J. Lau, A. Ghoshal, T. Dzierżanowski, P. Larkin, J. Sobocki, A. Dickman, K. Furness, R. Fazelzad, G. Crawford, S. Lheureux   +10 more
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Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a WSES position paper

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2021
Background Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical emergency, causing high morbidity and healthcare costs. The majority of SBOs are caused by adhesions that result from previous surgeries.
Yousef Amara, A. Leppãniemi, F. Catena, L. Ansaloni, M. Sugrue, G. Fraga, F. Coccolini, W. Biffl, A. Peitzman, Y. Kluger, M. Sartelli, E. Moore, S. di Saverio, E. Darwish, Chikako Endo, H. van Goor, R. T. ten Broek   +16 more
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Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction and the six w’s: Who, How, Why, When, What, and Where to diagnose and operate?

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery, 2021
Background and Aims: Approximately 75% of patients admitted with small bowel obstruction have intra-abdominal adhesions as their cause (adhesive small bowel obstruction).
M. Podda, M. Khan, S. di Saverio
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Bowel obstruction

InnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice, 2020
Bowel obstruction is a surgical emergency and is the most common reason for undergoing emergency laparotomy within the United Kingdom. It has a diverse range of aetiologies with a significant mortality rate and high rates of morbidity amongst survivors ...
Peter John Webster
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Adhesive small bowel obstruction – an update

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2020
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) accounts for 12–16% of emergency surgical admissions and 20% of emergency surgical procedures. Even with the advent of laparoscopic surgery, intra‐abdominal adhesions remain a significant cause of SBO, accounting for 65% of ...
J. Tong, Pravin Lingam, V. G. Shelat
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Risk of Bowel Obstruction in Patients with Mesenteric or Peritoneal Disease Receiving Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy

Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2020
Although radiation-induced mesenteritis or peritonitis can potentially exacerbate the risk of bowel obstruction, there are no data in the literature on the incidence of intestinal obstruction related to peptide receptor radionuclide therapy. Methods: The
J. Strosberg, T. Al-Toubah, E. Pelle, Johnna Smith, M. Haider, Tai Hutchinson, J. Fleming, G. El-Haddad   +7 more
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